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    May 31, 2011, 10:50 AM
    Changing a condenser fan motor with different wires?
    I just bought a new condenser fan motor, the old one has three wires, black purple and brown. The new motor has four wires black,white,brown, and brown/white. The new motor came with its own capacitor, Do I use the old capacitor also for the compressor?

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